George Ptacnik on lava rock, Galapagos Islands, 1961

35mm color slide

35mm color slide from voyage of brigantine ALBATROSS 1960-1961; photographed by Richard E. Langford who was a teacher aboard the vessel when it sank May 2, 1961; he used slides in this collection (2002.35.1-657) for lectures about the sinking. The following description of this slide is part of a transcription of a videotaped lecture from Richard Langford Collection AV 193:2002-5,6: [TCR 02:51:46]:
“You can see that’s dangerous stuff. Some of it’s quite thin (light pointer) and your foot will go right through it just like a crust. You have to be careful where you step [on a volcano in the Galapagos].”